Uncertainty and Ground Conditions : A Risk Management Approach

ISBN-13: 9780750669580 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 332 str.

Martin Van Staveren

Opis

All civil engineering and construction projects require some sort of solid foundation, but ground conditions bring some degree of uncertainty to every project. Dealing properly with uncertainty over ground conditions can make the difference between the commercial success and failure of a project. With margins in the construction industry at historic lows, and with costs of failing to accurate predict ground conditions becoming increasingly high, the importance of proper risk management of subsoil risks is paramount. Risk management has demonstrated its value in many industries, but the full lessons of that experience has not yet fully reached all aspects of civil engineering. In particular the importance of individuals and their own awareness of risks and how to manage them has often been overlooked. Martin van Staveren has written a new kind of book on subsoil risk management. Based on many years of professional experience and proven risk management techniques, Subsoil Risk Management demonstrates how to ensure the construction and civil engineering projects succeed in delivering on time and on budget.

Spis treści

Introduction
The Construction Industry – Challenges and opportunities
From Uncertainty, Risk and Ground to GeoQ
Individuals and Risk
Teams and Risk
Clients, Society and Risk
The GeoQ Ground Risk Management Process
GeoQ in the feasibility phase
GeoQ in the pre-design phase
GeoQ in the design phase
GeoQ in the contracting phase
GeoQ in the construction phase
GeoQ in the maintenance phase
To end with a new start
References

O autorze

Martin van Staveren is Director at CeoDelft, the National Institute for Geo-Engineering and Lecturer at the Delft University of Technology, both in the Netherlands. He has an extensive experience in geotechnical engineering, including assingments in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. He also provides numerous presentations worldwide on ground-related risk management, for instance in China, Japan and the USA.